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2.3 Exercise 3

Avg difficulty 2.5

A city’s population has been growing linearly. In 2008, the population was 28,200. By 2012, the population was 36,800. Assume this trend continues.

  1. ⓐ Predict the population in 2014.
  2. ⓑ Identify the year in which the population will reach 54,000.

OpenStax Precalculus 2e, 2.3 Modeling with Linear Functions, exercise 3

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